Poverty, Human Dignity and Religion

Abstract

Poverty, Human Dignity and Religion When the theoretical framework of religions in general and Islam, in particular, is analyzed, it is observed that the poverty’s teachings intended for mitigating human dignity occupy an important place within this framework. This essay is written with reference to such an observation and firstly the relationship between poverty and human dignity is evaluated with regard to social-psychological perspective. Next, in the perspective of this evaluation, relation of poverty, human dignity and religions -particularly that of Islam-, theoretical context intended for compensating and protecting the negative effects of poverty on human dignity and also reflection forms of this context to daily life are tried to be understood.

Özet

ÖZGenelde dinlerin özelde ise İslam’ın teorik çerçevesi incelendiğinde, yoksulluğuninsan onurunu zedeleyen etkilerini hafifletmeye yönelik öğretilerin bu çerçeveiçerisinde önemli bir yer işgal ettiği görülmektedir. Bu makale, böyle bir gözlemdenhareketle ele alınmış olup öncelikle yoksulluk-insan onuru ilişkisinin sosyalpsikolojik açıdan bir değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Sonra bu değerlendirmeninperspektifinde yoksulluk, insan onuru ve din ilişkisinin, özellikle İslam’ın yoksulluğuninsan onuru üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini telafi etmeye, insan onurunukorumaya yönelik teorik bağlamı ve bu bağlamın gündelik hayata yansıma biçimlerianlaşılmaya çalışılmıştır.Anahtar Kelimeler: yoksulluk, insan onuru, bilişsel çelişki, kadercilik, teodise. ABSTRACTPoverty, Human Dignity and ReligionWhen the theoretical framework of religions in general and Islam, in particular,is analyzed, it is observed that the poverty’s teachings intended for mitigatinghuman dignity occupy an important place within this framework. This essay iswritten with reference to such an observation and firstly the relationship betweenpoverty and human dignity is evaluated with regard to social-psychologicalperspective. Next, in the perspective of this evaluation, relation of poverty, humandignity and religions -particularly that of Islam-, theoretical context intended forcompensating and protecting the negative effects of poverty on human dignity andalso reflection forms of this context to daily life are tried to be understood.Keywords: Poverty, human dignity, cognitive dilemma, fatalism and theodicy.